[erlang-questions] & is not getting replaced in re:replace

[Dale Harvey]

from
http://erldocs.com/R13B04/stdlib/re.html?search=re%20replace&i=3#replace/3

To insert an & or \ in the result, precede it with a \.

On 3 May 2010 18:16, Wes James <comptekki@REDACTED> wrote:

> Is there something special with "&" in erlang.
>
>
> re:replace(T, "<", "&", [{return, list}, global]).
> "<"
>
> I noticed that a string I had was not getting changed and it came down
> to the above re:replace of "<" with "&" return "<".  Why?
>
> thx,
>
> -wes
>
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